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Osteoarthritis treatments develop while the evidence tries to keep up
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Osteoarthritis treatments develop while the evidence tries to keep up
Wednesday 13 September 2017, 09:03 AM

The array of shockabsorbent materials for footwear construction has improved out of sight
Medical school in the 1970s taught students osteoarthritis was a wear-and-tear disorder of the articular cartilage, mostly treated with pills and, in severe cases, joint replacement. How have things moved on since then?
Over recent decades, there has been a better appreciation of the biological and mechanical contributors to osteoarthritis. Mechanical pain is improved
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